Powering my Digitakt based "portable" setup

[Stemoo]

Looking to power my setup, an alternative to carrying 7 adapters… Any suggestions?
I plan to carry everything in a case and play it in clubs or outdoor events (there will be power so battery pack is not mandatory)…
I need to power:
Digitakt II, Model D, Microfreak - 12V, 1000mA
Golden Master, Zoia - 9V
Korg Nts3, Midi to USB hub - 5V USB power

• Options for extentions, for example korg volca…

Currently the golden master pedal receives and amplifies interference (sounds like radio, my guitar amp connected to the same wall socket also does this)
Also, it would be awesome if it would fit under my pedalboard (pedaltrain)

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[Stemoo]

I looked for various pedalboard power supplies, the only thing that comes close is the Voodoo Labs pedal power 3 but even this one doesn’t have enough amperage for the 12V requirements…

[shigginpit]

There’s some discussion around a similar topic that might be useful, though it’s not so specific to your setup. In my experience it’s not so easy for even a higher amperage psu to deliver the promised amount during the heavier draw demands of the startup process.

The reliability and accuracy of the components used in the power supply itself are eventually called into question and even then, those elements are often growingly disproportionate in cost to stability as the price goes up.

Hopefully something discussed here will help point you in the correct direction as my powering needs are probably a bit more simple than yours but I don’t currently have a solution for powering more than a few boxes at a time either. Even a PSU with (in theory) more amps than required, when put into practice, can’t get 4 devices turned on simultaneously without the units all rebooting as each new device was added in.

The PSU with more amps simply can’t keep the flow constant and stable when the new surge from each device’s startup draw occurs.

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Hello, I currently own the Elektron A4 MKII, AR MKII and OT MKII as well as the Minitaur. All of the Elektron boxes require 12V DC 2A (using the PSU-3b), the Minitaur requires 12V DC 1.2A. Now I’m trying to organise my small Studio and deal with the cable mess (spaghetti monster). Instead of running multiple 12V PSU, I would rather prefer to have only one PSU unit and use splitter cables: [image] Is this somehow a bad idea? Do I need some sort of controller to distribute/regulate the powe…

[NeoGolightly]

Maybe you’re looking for something like this: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/myvolts/the-alchemist-power-anything-anyhow-anywhere?&utm_source=caro
Should be released in December and you can combine it with this Step Up Power and this CrazyChain MKII

[Stemoo]

Thanks! going over some of these now

[Stemoo]

I saw that - but its still not out and very pricey… was hoping that there are alternative solutions.

[toesalad]

Late to the conversation, but… I play guitar and so have a pedalboard power supply that works. The Cioks DC 7 can (in theory) power up to 48 watts worth of gear. I can power both a Digitakt and a Digitone, plus my Nano Cortex all at the same time.

[pmags]

I’m slightly surprised you can power the two Digis on the DC7. Don’t they both want 12V 1A? Is 12V 500 mA really sufficient for these units?

[toesalad]

With the parallel adapter, you can use 2 ports and double the current. Not moments ago I was doing this with my DT2 and DN2. So, with 7 ports in total, you might be able to even get three of them to work.

Parallel Adapter Flex - Increase Current for CIOKS Power Supplies

[pmags]

Awesome! I didn’t know about the parallel adapters.

So with something like the CIOKS7 + CIOKS8 the original poster might be able to power everything in their setup.

[deadinside]

How are people switching polarity? 9V pedals are opposite polarity to 12V Elektrons.

[pmags]

The Cioks system allows you to choose 9, 12, 15 or 18V and the polarity you need.

[videomusik]

I only have the Eventide branded DC7, but as far as I can see the Voltage is set on the CIOKS device, where the polarity is specified by the cables.
It’s an awesome solution though. I’ve only tried the parallel option for my DG OG, as I was afraid to do it with the ST and DNII, but good to hear it has been working.
CIOKS put a video out some years ago showing it working with original DT, DN and AH.

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I’ll additionally note that my Eventide branded CIOKS does only have voltage selectors on 4 of the 7 outputs. The original CIOKS seems to have it on all 7.